The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 BitesLibby Haight O'Connell
"O'Connell has written a book rich in culinary history, sociology, and American culture. Tracing foods from the 1400s to the present day, she provides 100 mini history lessons using foods that were indigenous to the continent, introduced by arriving cultures, or enabled through advances in technology"

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AccuWeather this one minute and 15 second video illustrates how tornadoes are formed and shows moving images of actual tornadoes.

National Weather Service-Climate this section of the National Weather Service site allows users to click on a map and be taken to the local Weather Service forecast office

NOAA Storm Events users of this site can search this database for specific weather patterns (hail, wind speed, location, etc.) to discover when and where storms of a particular type have struck in the United States

Ready Kids The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) teamed up with the Department of Homeland Security to create the Ready campaign to prepare Americans for emergencies. This site for kids provides information on tornadoes, hurricanes and other weather events and also has games.

StormReady weather safety links to information on different types of severe weather such as heat waves, hurricanes, floods, etc.

The Tornado History Project users of site can search for storms in the United States by dates and locations and learn about the specific injuries and deaths associated with specific storms. The database contains details about storms from 1950 to the present (photos and videos are included for more recent events)

Weather Wiz Kids this site was created by meteorologist Crystal Wicker to teach kids all about weather. The tornado page describes what tornadoes are, how they are formed, other weather phenomena associated with tornadoes and safety tips.

Wild Wild Weather Dan Satterfield, meteorologist and Earth Science blogger for the American Geophysical Union, created this site to share his love for weather. The page about tornadoes describes why they occur, shoes current warnings across the U.S. and links to instructions for making your own tornado.